What Guys Said 21

I respect others beliefs so yes, just as long as they respected my beliefs as well. I have to say though, it seems unlikely. Not because I would immediately write off someone for their beliefs. But because many religions have in their beliefs the task of preaching it to others, or so it seems. I'm not a fan of being preached to, and don't think it would last if my significant other was always trying to "save my soul" per say. The good thing is though, there are many, what I like to call "half assed" religious people lol. So, one of those wouldn't be so bad.

It depends how much she's into her religion. If she's a progressive girl who's religious but not too serious about it and she can respect me being an atheist, I can probably live with that. If she's a total hard-line fundamentalist kind of person we'll never get along.

A "small a" agnostic in which I state that I cannot ascertain the existence of any deity.

That is slightly different from the "Large A" Agnostic which states emphatically that is is not possible to know whether or not deity exists.

I do not make an absolute claim, only a personal one.

Many years ago I met a lovely girl, and very christian. Well I was kind of getting hot for her and tried to figure out how to do it. She put so much emphasis on religion that I tried to go along with it. I tried going over bible passages with her (online because she reads in braille) and I even tried attending church services with her. But I couldn't keep up the masquerade forever and things fell apart. I believe after all these years she's still single. I located her on Facebook but she didn't acknowledge my friend request.

That was the first last and only time I tried that. Now I still maintain my agnostic status. However, there was one very cute but one very HIV+ man that I knew. I would have loved to have him as a boyfriend but he wasn't my type. He had spiritual aspects as well although I think they were more Hindu.

The woman I did marry, neither of us give a damn about the whole thing.

to make it simple, I was raised catholic but really just don't believe in a higher power. so I don't have any deep seeded hatred for organized religion or anything. I would date someone who is religious because I believe religion can bond people, help in times of need, and help people examine how they can treat others better. however, I also feel that I couldn't date someone who was so religious that they constantly believed a higher power will fix all their problems and the worlds problems, because I feel that belief allows a person to not take control of their life.

I could not date a religious person. Our values would be fundamentally opposed. And quite frankly, I'd end up getting pissed off with her for her irrationality (and likely ignorance, too) every time we talked over something of consequence.

To me, it's not about *if* they're religious or *if* they believe in a deity; it's about the rationale behind those conclusions. Too many people start off with an answer and rationalize the reasoning to suit their biases (not just religious people or atheists. A fair percentage of people are guilty of this.)

In essence, if they're smart and rational about it, then it's a non-issue, and could even be interesting. But like anything else, if a person is an idiot about it, then that doesn't exactly score points in their favor.

It's just correlation, not causation. Music is what I care about the most (far more than religion) in a match, and I refuse to date anyone whose favorite bands consist of autotuned crapola or mediocre generica.

I would but I feel like she would have a problem with me not believing as she does. I respect all belief I just don't believe in it. That doesn't mean I hate religious people or think they are crazy for believing in a God(s). Most of us are Atheists to some degree most religious people would call the Greek gods or Norse gods false I just take it one God further. Again I respect all forms of religious belief I just don't understand it.

Yes. There are atheistic sects of Satanism, Buddhism, Taoism, and I believe Judaism as well. There are many others too. Being atheist just means you lack belief in any deities. You don't need to believe in a god to be religious.

I believe the issue is whether someone would try to convert someone to their religion though.

While a LaVeyan Satanist (one who believes in Satan as a concept to follow rather than an actual being) and a Buddhist may both be atheists in the technical sense, they both have very different world views and would clash as much as other religions would.

What Girls Said 14

I used to date a religious guy. It was never a problem because he mostly kept it to himself and he wasn't on my case for not believing. I don't think I could date someone that's overenthusiastic about their religion though. Not that they'd even consider me in the first place.

I've dated religious people, but now that I'm with a fellow atheist, I see that it's much easier when you're compatible in the religion department. I could probably again date someone who believed in a higher power, but they'd have to be an open-minded, tolerant person. It really depends on their other views and lifestyle.

Yeah, talking about it all the time would just cause arguments, I think. Their opinions on certain things matter to me, too. Like, not all Christians believe that gays and non-believers are going to suffer in hell for eternity - they're the only ones I'd consider dating, lol.